Super7’s latestSesame Streetcollectibles are on their way to where the air is sweet: San Diego, California. Collider has an exclusive look at the collectibles company’s first wave ofSesame StreetFun! Fun! vinyl figures, which will be on display atSan Diego Comic Conlater this month, as well as their SDCC exclusives. San Diego Comic Con will be unleashed on Southern California from July 24 to 27
Inspired by Japanese mascots,Fun! Fun!is Super7’s line of squished and adorable vinyl figures. The first Fun! Fun!Sesame Streetwave will feature a trio of Sesame Street mainstays: the nervous monster Grover, the mathematically inclined Count Von Count, and the irascible Oscar the Grouch. It will be on display at SDCC and will be available to order onSuper7.comsoon. The company has also unveiled its San Diego Comic Con exclusives. There’s a con-going version of their plush Cookie Monster figure, with a special Comic-Con pass on a lanyard around his neck; a poseable figurine of Grover’s superheroic alter ego, Super Grover; and a Fun! Fun! figure of the orange Yip Yip Martian, one of a duo of extraterrestrials who come to Earth only to be befuddled and frightened by human technology.
In addition to access to the figures, SDCC attendees can also enjoy an exclusive “Cookie Bundle” with the Cookie Monster plush. To celebrate the launch of the new Super Duper plush line, Super7 is partnering with New York’s iconic Levain Bakery to bring fans a sweet treat. Available in limited quantities daily, the bundle includes a Sesame Street Super Duper plush Cookie Monster wearing a collectible con badge alongside a freshly baked, Levain two-chip chocolate chip cookie. It’s a playful, collectible moment at the Super7 booth that mixes character love with one of the most craveable cookies on the planet. Once they’re gone, they’re gone (just like Cookie Monster would want).
What Is ‘Sesame Street’?
Created by the Children’s Television Workshop in 1969,Sesame Streetwas created as an educational TV series aimed at urban children. It depicts an affable cast of humans and creatures, the latter created byJim Hensonand his crew of puppeteers, living together in an inner-city environment, a rarity for children’s entertainment at the time. The series has endured for decades, making itself a beloved and cherished part of the childhoods of Generation X and beyond. One of the series' most iconic moments dealt with thedeath of shopkeeper Mr. Hooper(prompted by the real-life death of his actor,Will Lee). However, the show did occasionally face controversy, like whenMargaret Hamiltondropped by the show in-character asThe Wizard of Oz’s Wicked Witch; the episode was deemedtoo terrifying to be rerun.
In 2015,Sesame Streetmade a deal with HBO to air first-run episodes exclusively on the pay-TV service; those episodes would then air months later on PBS. The deal was criticized for contradicting the show’s egalitarian spirit, but it did help the show survive amid cuts to public television spending. Recently, the HBO deal expired, and the show found anew home on Netflix; as part of that deal, episodes will debut on Netflix and PBS on the same day.
The first wave of Super7Sesame StreetFun! Fun! figures will be available soon on Super7.com; their otherSesame Streetofferings will be available at San Diego Comic Con from July 24 to 27. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
